Oman presents Iran with Gulf-backed plan for voluntary fees to use Hormuz

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Oman has presented Iran with a Gulf-backed proposal to charge voluntary fees for ships using the Strait of Hormuz. The US reiterated its rejection of tolls, emphasizing the strait's status as an international waterway free from Iranian control.

A U.S. official again rejected the idea of tolls or fees for ships transiting the strait, reiterating that it is an international waterway that should be free of Iranian control.